Two breaches within one month? Will that get HHS’s attention? The Pocono Record reports: A laptop computer that may have contained the files of more than 700 Coordinated Health patients was stolen from an employee’s car on Feb. 21 and has not been recovered, according to a press release issued by Coordinated Health today. The…
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Unconscious Patient Says Doctors Mocked Him
Ever wonder what your doctors are saying about you while you’re knocked out under anesthesia? One patient found out after he accidentally left his cellphone in record mode during a colonoscopy. Now he’s suing.
Parallon Business Solutions insider breach affected patients in New Hampshire
Parallon Business Solutions in Tennessee provides billing services for physician practices. On February 5, 2014, they were informed by Metropolitan Police in Nashville and the Secret Service that a former employee was under investigation for stealing patient information. The data theft occurred between August 27, 2012 and April 23, 2013 and included patients’ names, addresses,…
OH: Breach of Morrow Co. EMS/911 patient data raises questions
John Jarvis reports on disputed versions of a network issue that could have compromised patient information? No patients were ever notified, and those involved tell different stories about whether they were advised to notify patients or not: Patient information in the Morrow County emergency medical service and 911 systems was at risk of being compromised…
University Urology in Knoxville notifies patients because employee gave their contact info to competitor (updated)
University Urology, P.C. in Knoxville, Tennessee posted this notice on their website yesterday: Knoxville, Tennessee – April 11, 2014. University Urology, P.C. has announced today that patient information containing patient names and addresses was provided to an outside provider not associated with University Urology, P.C. Further investigation revealed that in 2013 and early 2014, an administrative employee of…
Final Two Defendants Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands Of Patients’ Personal Identity Information
Another update to a breach, previously covered on this blog, that involved information on patients of Apex Laboratory in Florida: Michael Ali Bryant, Sr., 41, and his wife, Latina Rashawn Bryant, 43, both of Lauderdale Lakes, were sentenced for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Michael Bryant was sentenced to 144 months in prison,…